<p><strong>ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. &ndash;</strong><span>&nbsp;Former Pittsburgh Panthers standout goaltender Morie Kephart has joined the St. Bonaventure women's soccer coaching staff, head coach Manoj Khettry formally announced Wednesday.</span><br /><br /><span>Kephart, who has been working with the Bonnies for the last couple months, officially joins Khettry's staff as an assistant coach after spending the 2011 season as a volunteer assistant coach at her alma mater. With the Panthers, she served as both a goalkeeper coach and practice partner.</span><br /><br /><span>A native of State College, Pa., Kephart will work primarily with SBU's goalkeepers and defenders, dispelling knowledge and talent which resulted in her owning six school records at Pitt.</span><br /><br /><span>"Morie continues in the line of passionate and talented assistant coaches that we have been very fortunate to have," Khettry said. "She was a very good goalkeeper in a very competitive conference and has coached a great deal in a short amount of time. I can see the improvements in both the goalkeepers and defenders through preseason already.</span><br /><br /><span>"She has shown great understanding of the college student-athlete and their culture, and has jumped in and really helped our program immensely in just a short time," Khettry continued. "I love her passion to teach, to learn and to motivate. She is going to be a huge asset to our program and I have no doubt she will &ndash; like the previous assistants before her &ndash; help make our program and culture better. I am excited to be working with someone who is so passionate about the game and about our program."</span><br /><br /><span>In her junior campaign at Pittsburgh in 2009, Kephart led the nation with a .926 save percentage and set a school record with eight shutouts. She holds the Pitt record for career wins (19), shutouts (19) and lowest goals against average (1.07). She also set two other school season records in 2009, including lowest goals-against average (0.47) and least goals allowed in a season (7).</span><br /><br /><span>Kephart was a three-time Big East Academic All-Star. She played in 68 career games, including 60 matches as a goalkeeper for the Panthers, 56 of which were starts. In her four years as a goalkeeper, Kephart made 262 saves.</span></p>